Only eating mealworms

[tubotheveiledcham8]

My chamelon has not been eating crickets i put 4-5 in there everyday with like 3 mealworms but she completely ignores the crickets she only eats the mealworms. Does anybody know why?

 

[Sherbertsmysunshine]

Have you tried other feeders? Try taking out mealworms. She won't let herself starve.

 

[nightanole]

She won't let herself starve.

I remember my first beer...

Anyway Op has has a food hunger strike. This is why we recommend not feeding "just" crickets or "just" mealworms, etc.


If she is an adult or close to it, you should not be feeding a girl every day. Id switch here to twice a week, 3 times at most(you could do every 3 days, thats twice one week and three times the other, repeat).

For all we know she is starting to get eggs, and wants the smaller feeders instead of the larger crickets.

But its definitely possible to over feed a girl. Feed them too much and they turn into chickens and have way too many eggs way to early in life, and way too often.

 

[tubotheveiledcham8]

ok i will change her eating schedule

 

[tubotheveiledcham8]

how can i tell if she is gravid

 

[Sherbertsmysunshine]

https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/veiled-chameleon-laying-101.2488/

This is a blog about egg laying. It should have information about gravid chams.

 

[tubotheveiledcham8]

i read it and she has most of the signs so i got her a lay bi in there hopefully she will lay them and be good to go

 

[Sherbertsmysunshine]

i read it and she has most of the signs so i got her a lay bi in there hopefully she will lay them and be good to go

Sounds good. Good luck!